Norfolk: Bradfield

William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883

BRADFIELD, 2˝ miles N.N.W. of North Walsham, is a parish in Smallburgh union, Tunstead hundred, North Walsham county court district, North Walsham, Happing and Tunstead petty sessional division, Blofield polling division of South Norfolk, Norfolk archdeaconry and Waxham deanery. Its rateable value is about Ł1000. Its parish had 113 inhabitants in 1881, and comprises 757 acres of land, belonging to Lord Suffield, the lord of the manor. Bradfield Hall, a pleasant white-brick residence, is occupied by George Ives, Esq.

The CHURCH (St. Giles) is a handsome building in the Decorated style of the 14^th century, comprising nave, chancel, south porch and lofty square tower with one bell. There is a canopied piscina in the chancel. From the arches in the walls on each side of the nave, it is evident that there were once side aisles. The building has recently been thoroughly restored, and refitted with open oak benches in the nave, and richly carved stalls in the chancel, with pulpit and reading-desk to correspond. There are two fine pinnacles on the chancel gable, which with the new stone coping, cross, and window, present an east front not surpassed by any church in the district.

Lord Suffield is patron of the rectory, which was valued in the King's Book at Ł3 15s.; but one moiety of the tithes (Ł55 a year) form a donative annexed to Thorpe Market. The rector has Ł160 10s. a year in lieu of tithes, 2A. 2R. 28P. of glebe, and a neat residence, built in 1861. The Rev. Hugh Owen is the incumbent.

The new CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL is a neat Gothic building of flint, with stone dressings, erected in 1872, at a cost of Ł500, and has 170 sittings. The Rev. Charles Goffe is the minister. This parish is united with Antingham and district School Board.

POST from Norwich, via Walsham, which is the nearest Money Order Office. Wall Letter Box cleared at 3.30 p.m., on week days only.

	Barber     Mrs. Elizabeth   Lyngate bdge [see note below]
	Barber     Robert           farmer
	Cook       John             wheelwright
	Ives       Geo.             Farmer & owner, The Hall
	Knight     Mrs Susan        shopkeeper
	Larner     Mrs Mary         blacksmith
	Overton    Jonathan         farmer
	Owen       Rev. Hugh        rector, Rectory
	Suffolk    John             parish clerk and sexton
	Wright     John             farm steward

Note: In the 1881 census, this is "Lingate House".

From ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS on pages 13-16:

(In the first paragraph) "take out the second 'North Walsham,' and for 'Blofield polling district of South Norfolk,' read 'North Walsham . . . of North Norfolk.'"